Hong Kong has a sizable tax break available for electric vehicle purchases, comparable to what the US had before Donald Trump took office and Republicans took control of the US Congress on the low end. It is HK$58,500 (US$7,477), or a whopping HK$172,500 (US$22,047) if you trade in/scrap on old … [continued]
After the usual December EV record sales peak in China, which coincided with an end-of-incentive sales rush (NEVs are no longer exempt from purchase tax this year), the year started with an expected sales slump, down by 20%, which sounds like a lot, but considering that the overall market was … [continued]
A new study examines the carbon footprint benefits of recycling the critical metal in Europe. Scaling battery recycling in Europe will be key to securing a resilient and clean supply of raw materials needed for clean tech in Europe. With significant volumes of scrap and waste batteries becoming available in … [continued]
ATLANTA — The Department of Energy announced it will give a $26.5 billion loan to Southern Company to build the largest, most expensive gas fleet in the nation. The loan will pay for Southern Company’s subsidiary, Georgia Power, plans to build a massive amount of new gas-burning infrastructure, including new combined cycle turbines … [continued]
In California’s Central Valley, a plan is being put forth to turn unused farmland into the largest solar installation in the US.
The Coventry Landfill Solar project in Rhode Island has been completed. It features a 5.740 MW solar array. Using a landfill in this dual-purpose manner is both practical and smart because the land was not likely to be used for anything else. In other words, no land already in use … [continued]
EV sales in Europe continued their upward trend in January, while sales of conventional cars fell significantly.
Charging infrastructure has been growing nicely in South Africa. According to Rubicon’s annual report for 2025, by mid-2025, there were over 500 public stations operational in South Africa from all the various charge point operators. This growth helped maintain a favorable EV-to-charger ratio of 1:7, better than the global 1:10 … [continued]
There was no doubt about it — the Green New Deal, aka Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, was the biggest reshoring legislation in the history of the United States, and the biggest boost to blue collar manufacturing jobs the United States had seen in many decade. I remember EV battery … [continued]
Two weeks ago, I wrote about a shocking January for Tesla in China. The company’s sales were down 45% year over year. 45%! There’s no excuse that it was January and January is a slow month — we’re comparing to January 2025! And even January 2025 wasn’t great. Tesla delivered … [continued]
